The wedding plans were made. People were invited to celebrate. A feast was had by all. As was custom, Laban brought the heavily veiled bride to Jacob and they retired to their tent for the wedding night. In the morning, the fur hit the fan. Jacob found Leah in his bed instead of Rachel. Immediately he went to Laban and called him out on the deception. “What is this you have done to me? I served you for Rachel, didn’t I? Why have you deceived me?” (Genesis 29:25b). He was outraged. He had worked for 7 years just to be able to marry Rachel, but he married Leah instead.
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GOD GETS ANOTHER HELPING HAND
When Isaac told Esau that he was going to bless him, he asked Esau to hunt wild game and fix it form him the way he liked it. So, Esau followed Isaac’s request and went hunting. Rebekah had heard Isaac’s request. To me, it seems obvious that she knew what Jacob had done to Esau regarding Esau’s birthright. Jacob wanted that blessing and Jacob was going to get that blessing if she had anything to do with it. She told Jacob what they were going to do to ensure that Jacob was blessed as if he were the first born. He hesitated at first, fearful of being caught tricking his father. But Rebekah took on herself any consequences for the deception.
